Shelf Life

Praise for Shelf Life

"Very rarely can an author say that a work set in his own created world is as good, or better, than the original. That is certainly the case with Shelf Life. I enjoyed every minute of this read. Shelf Life is an exciting, fantastic journey into the world of Pennsylvania with twists and surprises that kept me turning pages. I was sad to see it end." – Michael Bunker, author of Pennsylvania

“Bob Crosley's Shelf Life – with its visceral depictions of Gutierrez's interrogations and heartfelt description of one man's love for his invalid mother – will leave you emotionally spent by the end. And that's good storytelling.” – Chris Pourteau, author of Tales of B-Company: The Complete Collection

"A gripping vision of the harsh realities of life under Transport" – Philip Harris, author of The Girl in the City 

Set in the world of Michael Bunker's Pennsylvania.

Jacob Alders is a young man living in the city of New Detroit, on the Great Shelf of the planet New Pennsylvania. Jacob shares a small apartment with his invalid mother, who is suffering from a disease known as The Wasting, which has turned her into a shell of her former self. Raised to hate TRACE for what they’ve taken from the residents of New Detroit, he’s introduced to the net show of a former Transport director, and starts to question the official story. What starts as simple curiosity turns him into an unwilling pawn between powerful forces and changes his life in ways he could never imagine.